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gNewSense Distro Frees Ubuntu

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the free-the-beast dept.

Linux.com (who shares corporate overlords with Slashdot) is reporting that gNewSense has gone 2.0. For the uninitiated gNewSense is a stripped down version of Ubuntu's Hardy Heron for the free software purist. Removing over 100 pieces of proprietary code and firmware, gNewSense offers a user the ability to run an OS where everything is able to be studied, changed, and redistributed. "gNewSense is a great alternative to Gobuntu, the Canonical-sponsored free derivative of Ubuntu. According to its wiki page, the 8.04 version of Gobuntu hasn't been released due to a less-than-optimal reaction from the community. Gobuntu used the same repositories as Ubuntu, and the Ubuntu live CD can achieve the same installation as Gobuntu by merely selecting the free-software-only option in the installer (press F6 twice at the boot menu). Also, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has indicated that he would rather focus on gNewSense because the work on that distribution can help the Ubuntu community as a whole. "

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  1. Great! by clang_jangle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great! Now I can miss out on a good fourth or so of all web content and experience inferior xserver performance just like the old days...

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    Caveat Utilitor
  2. I'm gonna make a derivative! by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'ts gonna be based off of gNewSense, and be called MakesMoreSense, and it'll put the missing bits back in!

    debian - ubuntu - gnewsense - MakesMoreSense

    1. Re:I'm gonna make a derivative! by AttillaTheNun · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'll take your derivative one step further. It'll be based on MakesMoreSense, but it will replace all of the free bits with proprietary binaries. I think I'll call it WinBuntu

  3. Re:the name? by Khaed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe there's a hard push in the GNU world to crap up product names with a G similar to the way KDE craps up names with a K.

    The only name I ever remember liking that came out of that was "Killustrator" and I think they had to change it because Adobe are wankers.

  4. Re:OK, fine... by Wordsmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why can't the office be well-lit? Light drivers not working yet?

  5. Re:the name? by Alarindris · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jentle Jiant!

  6. Re:the name? by Lemming+Mark · · Score: 4, Funny
    > similar to the way KDE kraps up names with a K.

    There, fixed that for you.